Question

Explain the organization of the French society in the late 18th century. Class 9.Chapter 1.The French Revolution.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

French society during the late 18th century

• French society was divided into three Estates. The first Estate consists of the clergy, the second Estate consisted of the nobility and the Third Estate consisted of the common people.

• The first two etates, i.e, the clergy and the nobility were called the privileged classes because they enjoyed certain rights and privileges by birth. They were exempted from paying taxes to the state.

• Only the Third Estate paid taxes. They also had to render services to the landowners.

• The Church also collected taxes called tithes from the peasants.

• When Louis 16 ascended the throne he found an empty treasury.

• Louis 16 wanted to raise the taxes to meet the expenses and increase the income of the government.

Answer 2

•French society in the 18th Century was divided into three estates:- Clergy, Nobility and Working Class, and only members of the third estate paid taxes.
•Peasants made up to 90% of the population and 60% of the land was owned by nobles, the church and other richer members of the third estate.
•The members of the first two estates, that is the clergy and the nobility, enjoyed certain privileges by birth. The most important of these was exemption from paying taxes to the state.
•The nobles further enjoyed feudal privileges that included feudal dues, which they extracted from peasants.
•Peasants were obliged to render services to the lord, that is to work in his house and fields, to serve in the army or to participate in building roads.
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